General Information

Serial #

19245

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, GLASS, WOOD, PLASTIC, CERAMIC, FIBRE IN CORD, POSSIBLY MERCURY IN BULB?

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

35.5 cm

Width

27.7 cm

Height

30.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Generation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1920-1940

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO CHARGE BATTERIES/ THIS CHARGER DESIGNED FOR PUBLIC GARAGE USE/ USED TO CHARGE UP TO 10 BATTERIES AT ONCE

Technical

EXAMPLE OF THE APPLICATION OF RECTIFIER TECHNOLOGY TO AUTOMOTIVE USE/ BATTERIES COULD ONLY BE CHARGED BY D.C.-A RECTIFIER SUCH AS THIS ONE COULD CONVERT A.C. FROM POWER MAINS TO D.C. FOR CHARGING/ IF THE CURRENT FAILED WHEN USING THIS CHARGER THE BATTERY WOULD NOT DISCHARGE/ THEY WERE CONSIDERED SAFE FOR OVERNIGHT CHARGING

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE 'Tungar/ REG' IN U.S. PAT. OFFICE/ BATTERY CHARGER/ CAT. 179492 [C.'S.] 262014/ VOLTS A.C 115 VOLTS D.C. 7.5/7.5/ AMP. D.C. 6 CYCLES 60/ PAT'D NOV.8,'04 FEB.27,'12 DEC.30,'13 MAY 9,'16 MAY 14,'18/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., U.S.A./ NO. 19245' & 'THE SALE OF THIS/ OUTFIT WITH OR WITH/ OUT A BULB DOES NOT/ IMPLY ANY LICENSE/ TO CONSTRUCT OR/ PURCHASE A BULB/ FOR USE THEREWITH' & 'BULBS SOLD HEREWITH/ ARE NOT LICENSED TO BE/ RE-EXHAUSTED OR REPAIRED/ NOR IS THE PATENTED/ METAL THEREIN CONTAINED/ LICENSED TO BE USED EX/ CEPT IN THOSE BULBS'/ ON 2 KNOBS 'GE' IN LOGO FORM/ ON SWITCH 'G.E. CO. U.S./ 20 A 250 V/ UND. LAB. INSP.' SEE ADD.INF.

Missing

N/A

Finish

APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED BLACK, OUTER SURFACE NOW BADLY RUSTED/ KNOBS HAVE (OR HAD) BLACK FINISH, WOODEN ONE NOW HAS SOME BLACK, MOSTLY BROWN WOODGRAIN, OTHER KNOBS HAVE PITTING SHOWING GREY & RUST COLOUR

Decoration

N/A